Class-specific relative genetic contribution for key antiretroviral drugs
Author(s) -
Marco Siccardi,
Adeniyi Olagunju,
Marco Simiele,
Antonio D’Avolio,
Andrea Calcagno,
Giovanni Di Perri,
Stefano Bonora,
Andrew Owen
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkv207
Subject(s) - atazanavir , efavirenz , raltegravir , ritonavir , nevirapine , etravirine , lopinavir , pharmacology , darunavir , pharmacokinetics , pharmacogenetics , maraviroc , medicine , chemistry , virology , viral load , genotype , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , antiretroviral therapy , biochemistry , gene
Antiretroviral pharmacokinetics is defined by numerous factors affecting absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination. Biological processes underpinning drug distribution are only partially characterized and multiple genetic factors generate cumulative or antagonistic interactions, which complicates the implementation of pharmacogenetic markers. The aim of this study was to assess the degree to which heredity influences pharmacokinetics through the quantification of the relative genetic contribution (rGC) for key antiretrovirals.
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